MY 6X2X2 OBSESSION SOON TO BE 9X3X3

[Doppler17]

WOW! So legit! I am just starting my 120g , i could only dream of having what you have! Awesome!

 

[scardall]

I do wish your transfer to be a success. But, If not, How about some SPS frags???

 

[Marty.h]

That looks awesome I would love mine to look like that one day it's one of the nicest reefs I've seen

 

[metoo1981]

WOW !!!! Mix reef...my dream...hihi

 

[Bo N Rachel]

I would love to hear what your doing because man your doing it right! Water change schedule, what your dosing,what lights your running ,are your feeding your corals?? lol I'm dying to know!

 

[zup33r]

Ok
Firstly thanks everyone for your kind words.

Shep The tank was started with colonies. No magic growth potions I'm afraid.

I live in Sydney so no I can't collect myself. I would love to though.
I have done around 300 dives on the Great Barrier Reef. Amazing spot to dive.

Like any new tank i did have nitrate and phosphate problems. I changed around 800g NSW in the first 4 months. Thats how the super fast cycle was managed.
I will explain a little about the system and how it was achieved.
For now i have backed off the water changes and doing around 10% weekly.
Feel free to ask any questions. I am no pioneer. Although this is a new set up it is a successful one. Almost a shame to pull it down.

 

[zup33r]

Filtration
4ft sump
reef octopus skimmer 150
cheap filter socks
marine pure blocks lots of them.

Lighting
Radion pro X 2 not enough so I'm told

Reservoir
4x2x2 reservoir
Reef octopus ext 5000 skimmer
Reef octopus bio churn running ecobak pellets
Chiller and heaters
Eheim return pump
Ozone

Maxpect Gyre in tank

Chemical support
Fauna Marin Balling light method

 

[zup33r]

Large water changes are done through the reservoir. Underneath the house.
I pump water straight to a drain.
I can isolate the reservoir from display tank. To make adjustments in salinity and temp.
I can get up to 260G of NSW delivered cheap. Around 130G is my biggest water change.

 

[zup33r]

 

[zup33r]

 

[zup33r]

This is how I isolate my pellet reactor from the ozone exiting the skimmer.
I don't want oxidising water entering the pellet reactor.
The skimmer also skims 100% from the pellet reactor.

 

[zup33r]

The system has been cruising along at 5ppm nitrate.
I had a second reactor running with phosguard it worked great at reducing my phosphate to 0.
How ever it was limiting my pellet reactor from lowering my nitrates.
Nitrates reduction is done in ratios to phos.
That was all very new to me.
I pulled the little reactor with phosguard off line.
Now my nitrates are at 2ppm
My phosphate are 0
Salifert test.

 

[zup33r]

Fish list
4 yellow tangs
4 purple tangs
8 lyre tail anthias
5 barletts anthias
6 dispbar anthias
2 mandarin gobys
2 watchman gobys Plus tiger pistol shrimp
bi colour blenny
cleaner wrasse
pair blue tailed wrasse
2 decora goby
2 fire tail goby
Blue tang

 

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[sweetride]

Wow amazing

i second that!!!! cant wait to see it full and mature!

 

[zup33r]

What's cooler than feeding time???
Feeding time in slow mo!!

 

[KlynnUK]

Wow beautiful

 

[Live Water]

very cool, thats alot of tangs to keep happy! amazing build! when you say nsw, is that water from the great barrier reef? with the higher trace element levels? i can get nsw here in San Diego but the levels are not ideal for a reef.

 

[zup33r]

Thanks
Natural Sea Water. Sourced from coast of Sydney.
Very far from the reef.
Trace elements are added in the balling light method.
Those tangs can be temperamental. When 8 are schooling and grazing that is a special moment for me.
I am hoping to increase the numbers to 20 in the new tank.

 

[Live Water]

When is the new set up going to get running?